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Alfredo Pasta with Scallops

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On our way home the other day, I asked HD what he wanted for supper.  I figured he would say pasta and I was right!  He said he wanted pasta with white sauce and green stuff.  I’m not sure what he meant by the “green stuff” but this is what I came up with.  Hope you enjoy!
Alfredo Pasta with Scallops
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
1-2 pounds of large sea scallops
1 large shallot, finely chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt & pepper
4 tablespoons butter
3 cups heavy whipping cream
3 ounces of cream cheese, softened
16 ounces of pasta
Parsley, to garnish
Red pepper flakes, to garnish
Directions
1.  Grate the Parmesan cheese into a bowl and set aside.

2.  Rinse and pat dry the scallops .  Season with salt and pepper.

3.  Finely chop up a shallot and the garlic cloves.

4.  Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

5.  Place the scallops in the skillet and cook 2-3 minutes on each side.  You want them to brown a little bit, but they cook pretty fast and you can easily overcook them, so keep a close eye on them.

6.  When they are cooked through, place them on a plate and set aside.
7.  In the same skillet, melt the butter and then add the shallot and garlic cloves.  Cook for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat or until the shallots have started to soften.

8.  Measure out the heavy whipping cream.  (I used 3 cups because that’s what I had on hand and wanted to use it all up.  You could use whole milk, half & half or a combination of them.)

9.  Pour the cream into the skillet and cook over medium heat for a few minutes.  

AJ was my little helper during this whole process.

10.  Place the softened cream cheese in the pan and stir until it is completely melted.

11.  Stir in the Parmesan cheese until it’s completely melted.  

HD decided to come see what we were up to.  He was showing me how the two triangles make a square in the picture.

12.  Cook the pasta according to the directions.

 13.  Cook the Alfredo sauce over medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes until it thickens nicely.

14.  If needed, place the scallops into the sauce to warm them up.

15.  Place pasta, sauce and scallops into a bowl and garnish with parsley and red pepper flakes.  Enjoy!

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**The entire time I was making this, I was thinking about how I could incorporate bacon into the recipe.  I’m not sure why, but I thought it sounded good at the time.  Two different ways you could do it would be to wrap the scallops in bacon before you cook them in the skillet or you could cut up a few slices of bacon and fry them and then garnish the pasta at the end with it.  Either way would be delicious I bet!

Comments

  2. As always, your food looks great. But really, from a teacher and uncle’s standpoint, the most impressive thing on this blog post is that HD figured out that two triangles put together make a square. Such a smart, smart boy!

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